A shave horse, my kingdom for a shave horse!
by Angus, 20 June, 2019, 6 comments
"Traditional bodgers and woodworkers would have spent the first day in a new woodland making their equipment such as a shave horse "explains Adrian Dennett a supplier of wood bodgers' kit. These are stools where the craftsman (or woman) sits at one end of the 'horse' and uses a foot-controlled lever to hold their work in place. It's remarkable how firmly this device holds the wood in position and allows the operator safely to shave down a piece of wood.
Shave horses are mostly used for green woodwork (using unseasoned wood) to make items such as spoons, kuksas (small bowls) or chair legs. Typically they are used to hold rougher bits of wood which are being moulded into shape using a two-handed draw knife. Read more...
